Historical analysis of Jewish women's role in Argentina from the late 19th through the first half of 20th century, arguing that they crossed racial, gender-based, and ideological boundaries as they helped shape the nation.

List of Illustrations and Tables vii
Acknowledgments ix
List of Women xi
Introduction 1
1. "If Water Is Sweet": Jewish Women in the Countryside 13
2. "I Worked, I Struggled": Jewish Women in Buenos Aires 42
3. "A Point of Connection": Pathways into the Professions 73
4. "Not a Novice": Prostitutes 105
5. "A Bad Reputation": Family and Sexuality 123
6. "What Surrounds Us Dissatisfies Us": Leftists and Union Members through the 1930s 148
7. "A Dike Against Reaction": Contesting Anti-Semitism, Fascism, and Peronism 172
8. "We the Women Have to Do Something": Philanthropies and Zionism 205
Conclusion 236
Appendix 249
Notes 257
Bibliography 319
Index 363